At Glastonbury 2008 the main talking point was how the rock festival would react to their first hip-hop headliner - particularly after Noel Gallagher had dissed the rapper's very presence. Ever the showman, Jay-Z came onto Wonderwall: he may have sung it appallingly, but the stage was set for one of Glasto's best ever shows.

No matter that Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine were singing about fags and silly cows at the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party, (what the hell where they doing there anyway?) they rounded off a spectacularly mismatched performance by attacking Philip Schofield when he took the piss.

Hip hop stars are familiar with huge props when they play live, so the reception 50 Cent and G-Unit received at Reading in 2004 was probably something of a formative experience. The amazing thing is that they keep going through the hail of bottles.

The English cooked breakfast is a holy institution. Indeed, there has never been a hangover so monstrous that it could not be defeated by a pan-full of traditional greasy fodder. Fact. Which is possibly why FHM reader Dave Gilby decided to get an inky etching of one done on his bonce. And, handily, the crazy fool invited us along to watch